Which Domain Name if .com is Taken?

[Kai Viti]

Which would be best to pick if .com of a particular domain is already taken:
.net, .us, .biz?

It's potentially for a business but just for a simple, single page website.

[CanadaBoy]

.biz if it is a business
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1699/bizlogons2.gif

[Siefer999]

i would change the name so there wouldn't be any confusion

[bottomfeeder]

I like .NET

[amberjill]

Why not .ca?

[mrG]

.biz is spammy in my opinion, because it was free (or is it still free?) so EVERY spam email i receive tells me to go to a .biz. It's hard to trust them.

I like .NET

[Flyer]

.cx or .org

[jason9945]

Why not .ca?
I'll second that. If its a canadian business I'd trust it a whole hell lot more than a .biz domain

[soulflare]

To sum things up: go with .net or .ca, or rename your venture.

[simms]

I took .ca's. :)

[Badger]

.net would be a better choice IMO.

.ca usually cost more. You can easily buy 2-3 years worth of .net domain with the price of a .ca domain.

[phd1969]

Find another name ...

[tanya16]

I bought my .ca domains from 10Dollar.ca.

[SAS-1]

As two others said, I would recommend going with a different name. People will think of your business name and automatically add a .com to try and go to the website. Think how many times you hear of a business and just guess that their website is .com.

If you're stuck on using the same domain name then I'd only go for .ca.

[teknoluv]

Seriously, don't even consider anything else if the .com is gone, UNLESS it's an existing business with decades of reputation. In that case, .CA is a reluctant option; but you could forget about .net, .org, .biz, not to say other stupid ccTLDs.

[Andro]

To sum things up: go with .net or .ca, or rename your venture.

:arrowu:

[newsflash]

.ca usually cost more. You can easily buy 2-3 years worth of .net domain with the price of a .ca domain.

.ca domains are fairly cheap now. www.namespro.ca is $12.88 CAD/year.

I have a good .com domain and some computer guy has the .net to it. I'm pretty sure I'm getting most of his customers cuz my traffic is pretty high considering it's a personal website that only my friends know about. So if I were the OP, I would try to find a .com first before settling on any of the other TLDs.

[teknoluv]

.net would be a better choice IMO.

.ca usually cost more. You can easily buy 2-3 years worth of .net domain with the price of a .ca domain.
The cost of domain registration (either .CA or CNO) is negligible, when compared to running a business; so I wouldn't recommend taking that few dollars A YEAR into consideration AT ALL.

[weedb0y]

.ca domains are fairly cheap now. www.namespro.ca is $12.88 CAD/year.

I have a good .com domain and some computer guy has the .net to it. I'm pretty sure I'm getting most of his customers cuz my traffic is pretty high considering it's a personal website that only my friends know about. So if I were the OP, I would try to find a .com first before settling on any of the other TLDs.


.ca would be better than .net then.. atleast.. that more and mroe busiensses are going with .ca and advertising it as well..in the mainstream media..

[Kai Viti]

Thanks for all the suggestions, guys (& gals).

.ca is good or I'll just add a dreaded hyphen in the name with .com

Where can I register for a cheap .ca?

[teknoluv]

or I'll just add a dreaded hyphen in the name with .com
THAT will be a BIG mistake. Hyphenated domains are bound to be a loser. Just imagine telling your potential visitors/clients that your website is "red flag deals dot com ... actually it's red flag hyphen deals dot com, yes, with the hyphen". And then everybody STILL go to redflagdeals.com (without the hyphen), so you are basically sending leads to your competitors. Don't do that.

By the way, most .CA registrars charge $10 - 20 per name year, so it doesn't really matter which is the cheapest. Instead, you should go with those that have been in the industry longer, and come with better support. BareMetal is good at $12.99.

[deep]

.ca for sure. Namespro works for my .ca registrations.